Legitimacy
- Created by: QueenAelin
- Created on: 18-09-18 00:52
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- Legitimacy
- The right to rule
- The rightful use of power
- Based on pre-set criteria or widely-held agreements
- A government has a right to rule following an election
- Refers to both the...
- System of government
- Individuals who hold office within the government
- Traditional legitimacy
- A system of rule can be legitimate if it's existed for a long period of time
- Hereditary monarchies in the Gulf States
- Coercive legitimacy
- Legitimacy based on force
- An undemocratic system can claim legitimacy if it can maintain peace and security
- Consent-based legitimacy
- Legitimacy based on the broad consent of the people expressed through regular elections
- Democratic legitimacy
- Consent can also be demonstrated by...
- Peaceful participation in politics
- A lack of open dissidence
- Legitimacy based on the broad consent of the people expressed through regular elections
- The right to rule
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